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Matt Danmor thinks he's lucky. Not many people survive a near death accident with nothing more than a bout of amnesia, a touch of clumsiness and the conviction that the technician who did the MRI had grey skin and hooves. Still, it takes time to recover from trauma like that, especially when the girl who was in the accident with you disappears into thin air. Especially when the shrinks keep telling you she's just a figment of your imagination. So when the girl turns up months later looking ravishing, and wanting to carry on where they left off, Matt's troubled life starts looking up. But he hasn't bargained for the baggage that comes with Silvy, like the fact she isn't really an English language student, or even a girl. Underneath her traffic stopping exterior is something else altogether, something involving raving fanatics bent on human sacrifice, dimensionally challenged baked bean tins, a vulture with a penchant for profanity, and a security agent for the Dept of Fimmigration (that's Fae immigration for those of you not in the know) called Kylah with the most amazing gold-flecked eyes The 400 Lb Gorilla is caustic, (vampire-free) introduction to the Hipposync Archives: Contemporary fantasy at its sparkling best.

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Sara's Review

I had a huge grin on my face after I finished The 400 lb Gorilla by DC Farmer, and I definitely want to re-enter Matt Danmor's world by reading the second book as well. It was, to me, an incredibly entertaining urban fantasy book with really great characters, and that holds true for both the main characters and the secondary characters. I was drawn in to the story from the first page, and thought the pacing was excellent, and the book didn't lag at all. What I also loved about the book was the fact it's set in Great Britain.

What I also enjoyed was the world-building, and I couldn't help but be reminded a bit of Jim Butcher, the creator of the Dresden Files. That's one of my favorite series, and I could sense that same sort of wry humor, especially when it came to the vulture Rimsplitter. In my mind, I could hear the accent he might have had (for some reason, Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer came to mind first) as I read his dialogue. Definitely one of my favorite secondary characters, and one of the most vividly drawn.

As for Matt – I loved how he was a clueless guy struck with the worst luck at the beginning of the book, but soon finds himself involved in much more that he was aware of when it came to the supernatural world. I also felt sorry for the guy as he had to deal with his coworkers and superiors, especially Roberro and Linda Marsh. Kylah was also a character I came to like as well, serving as a romantic interest of Matt's, but she's so much more than that.

Highly recommend this book to those who enjoy urban fantasy with a bit of humor. My rating is 5/5 platypires.

About the Author

Once a successful doctor of medicine, DC Farmer now works two days a week for the NHS and, thanks to the wonders of Krudian physics, the other nine days a 011-Dyl-011week for Hipposync Enterprises, as a scribe. Hipposync was established in the early fourteenth century as a purveyor and publisher of rare books, the sort of stuff you are not able to get elsewhere and which contains information as varied as how to guard your castle against the Hordes of Maltasub using Harpie blood and tar, and how to change a beetle into a useful toothpick. Of course, you will have gathered from all of this that Hipposync is, in fact, just a cover. What lurks beneath that thin veneer of respectability (yeah, right) is much, much more interesting. Hiding behind an office on the banks of the canal in Jericho, Oxford is the Department of Fimmigration (as in Fae immigration). Hey, there has to be one, otherwise just anyone could walk in, right? DC’s role in documenting the work of the Fimmigration Service has, over the years, led to the realization that the world needs to know. Moreover, if he doesn’t tell someone soon he is going to burst. So, within these pages you will find actual accounts of the splendid work of the Fimmigration Service, beginning with The 400 Lb Gorilla–a sample of which is also on this site, and which will soon be published in its totality by Spence City once appropriate clearance from the ‘authorities’ has been obtained. Some people say that this is contemporary fantasy fiction. Believe me, it’s real enough on planet hipposync. DC Farmer is alive and well in darkest West Wales.

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